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- Interesting facts, information and meanings of Old English words beginning with the Letter G
- The old English Letter G
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Picture of the Letter G | Letter G |
The Letter G
The Elizabethan alphabet contained just 24 old English letters as opposed to the 26 letters used in the modern English alphabet. The following picture of the Letter G of the modern English alphabet is depicted in an ornate style typical of those used with old English letters. |
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An old style Letter G
Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter G
The following dictionary contains old Elizabethan words and their meanings beginning with Letter G. If you find some words amusing click the following link to have FUN with some insults from the Elizabethan Era. Shakespearean Insults Generator |
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Letter G | | | GABERDINE
a loose outer coat
GAD
a pointed instrument
GAIN-GIVING
misgiving
GAIT
going, steps
GALLIARD
a dance
GALLIASSE
a ship | | GALLIMAUFRY
a ridiculous medley
GALLOW
to scare
GALLOWGLASS
the irregular infantry of Ireland and the Highlands of Scotland
GAMESTER
a frolicsome person, a loose woman
GARBOIL
disorder, uproar | | GARISH
gaudy, staring
GARNER
to lay by, as corn in a barn
GAST
frightened
GAUDY
festive
GAZE
an object of wonder
GEAR
matter of business of any kind |
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Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter G |
GECK
a fool
GENEROSITY
noble birth
GENEROUS
noble
GENTILITY
good manners
GENTLE
gentlefolk, noble
GENTRY
complaisance, conduct becoming gentlefolk
GERMEN
seed, embryo | | GEST
period
GIB
a he-cat
GIFTS
talents, endowment
GIGLOT
a wanton girl
GILDER
a coin
GILT
money State of wealth
GIMMAL
double |
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Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter G |
GIMMOR
contrivance
GING
gang
GIRD
to gibe
GIRD
a sarcasm or gibe
GLEEK
to scoff
GLOSE
to comment
GLUT
to swallow
GNARL
to snarl
GOOD-DEED
indeed
GOOD-DEN
good-evening
GORBELLIED
corpulent
GOURD
a game of chance
GOUT
a drop | | GOVERNMENT
discretion
GRAINED
engrained
GRAMERCY
grand mercy, much thanks
GRANGE
the farmstead attached to a monastery, a solitary farm-house
GRATILLITY
used ridiculously for 'gratuity.'
GRATULATE
to congratulate
GRAVE
to bury
GREASILY
grossly
GREEK
a bawd
GREEN
immature, fresh, unused
GREENLY
foolishly
GREET
to weep | | GRIZE
a step
GROSSLY
palpably
GROUNDLING
one who sits in the pit of a theatre
GROWING
accruing
GUARD
to decorate
GUARDAGE
guardianship
GUINEA-HEN
the pintado
GULES
red, a term in heraldry
GULF
the throat
GUN-STONE
a cannon ball
GUST
taste, relish
GYVE
to fetter |
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Interesting examples of Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter G The above examples of old Elizabethan words beginning with Letter G are fascinating. The language and vocabulary had not been formalised in the Elizabethan era. New words, some beginning with the Letter G were still being invented. Elizabethan dictionaries were not available - it was not possible to look up the spellings or meanings of Elizabethan words beginning with the Letter G . Old Elizabethan words were therefore spelt and written in a variety of different formats. The above online dictionary containing old Elizabethan words beginning with the Letter G provide a valuable reference source when studying the literary works and plays of famous Elizabethan authors such as William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe. Elizabethan Language Guide - An Elizabethan Online Dictionary Click the following links to access more information about the old English Elizabethan Language and the Elizabethan Online Dictionary for an easy to follow Elizabethan language guide. Elizabethan Online Dictionary
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Letter G - Elizabethan online dictionary containing words beginning with the Letter G
- Interesting facts, information and meanings of Old English words beginning with the Letter G
- The old English Letter G
- Elizabethan online dictionary containing words beginning with the Letter G
- The old English Letter G
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